Donations to House Speaker Paul Ryan's Super PAC are breaking records as Republicans rush to counter the damage Donald Trump is doing the party nationwide. In fact, some donors have passed over the presidential race in favor of funneling their resources to more predictable politicians. Deirdre Walsh writes:
Almost doubling the amount they spent in the 2014 midterms, the group announced that so far it has invested $20.7 million in efforts to protect the majority during the 2016 cycle, including $10.7 million this month reserving for a second round of television and digital ad buys by the group in about a dozen House races. "We're not done yet," Shields said.
Multiple Republican sources told CNN the reason the outside group is pulling in more money this year is because donors are more comfortable with the wonky House speaker than the unpredictable billionaire nominee and want to ensure Ryan keeps his gavel.
Too bad their preferred “leader” is sticking by Trump regardless of how repugnant or unhinged his statements reveal him to be.
The Democrats' House Majority PAC has typically outraised the GOP's Super PAC in the past: $38 million to $11.6 million in 2014; and earlier this year the Democratic group was already approaching $20 million.
Let's give $1 to each of our slate of 11 House endorsees to make sure they maintain a financial edge.